Friday, May 22, 2026

Wag the Tail: Drake’s “For All the Dogs” Expected to Debut with 420K Copies Sold, Good News for Pet Shop Boys

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Good news for the Pet Shop Boys:

Drake’s new album, “For All the Dogs,” is expected to end the week with 420,000 copies sold.

That will be the only album to sell more than 100,000 copies this week as record sales are generally way down this summer and fall.

The Pet Shop Boys will be happy since their “West End Girls” is sampled in one of the Drake songs but was never cleared or paid for. The better Drake does, the more they can ask for. Or demand.

The record biz is really looking for a smash hit this fall. Next up is the Rolling Stones’ “Hackney Diamonds” on October 20th. It’s a great record. Hopefully young people who want to hear the genuine deal will scoop it up, as well as older fans.

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